Energy Trade Law Issues

November 28, 2018

Procurement, particularly from international sources, is a critical step in any
joint venture project. Procurement professionals must be more aware of
the impact of import tariffs in assessing the costs of their projects and project returns on investment.

Tariffs have become an increasing focal point of costing and project viability as Canada and its
trading partners engage in free trade treaties and face off in international trade disputes relating to:

(i) impairment of national security (s 232) and Canadian countermeasure surtaxes;
(ii) safeguard actions (several categories of steel products) in the form of
surtaxes/quotas/tariff rate quotas;
(iii) trade remedies (to counter the effects of dumping and subsidization) in the form of special
import duties;
(iv) USMCA (NAFTA 2.0) outcomes; and
(v) CPTPP implementation.